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- A huge wildfire has residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., fleeing their homes, getting caught up in gridlock and prompting officials to call for calm as people try to get away from the flames.
The city of 60,000 is currently under a mandatory evacuation order.
Hubski: Watch the 28-second video of people trying to drive out of town while the streets are burning. See what evacuation looks like.An estimated 88,000 people fled from Fort McMurray to escape raging wildfires that had crossed into the northern Alberta city. Some went north, seeking refuge in the work camps, while many others came south – to Anzac, to Lac la Biche and to Edmonton.